$30 MILLION INVESTMENT IN CITY STREETS

The City of Downey owns and maintains 214 miles of roadways, consisting of 154 miles of residential streets (which make up 80% of the City’s street network), 17 miles of collectors and 43 miles of arterial highways.

In March 2021, the City Council adopted the City’s Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update.  A PMP provides a systematic approach to assessing, monitoring and managing the condition of highway pavements in the most cost-effective manner.  The results of the study help determine the most appropriate pavement rehabilitation strategies, prioritize locations and form the basis of the City’s 10-year street improvement program.

As part of the PMP Update, certified pavement inspectors drove and walked all 214 miles of City streets and evaluated and rated the condition of the pavement on a scale of 0 to 100 with 0 being “very poor” and 100 being “very good”.  This rating is known as Pavement Condition Index (PCI).  The City’s overall network average PCI is 57, which is in the “Good” condition category.  For comparison, both State-wide PCI and LA County PCI were rated 65. 

In developing a cost-effective 10-year street improvement program, the City was divided into 10 areas or residential neighborhoods with each year corresponding to rehabilitating a particular area or neighborhood. 

In order to expedite street improvements and significantly increase the City’s overall network PCI, the City recently issued and sold Measure M and Measure R Revenue Bonds raising over $30 million that will be used to fund these street improvement projects.  The improvements will be implemented in two phases.

 Phase I will rehabilitate residential streets in Areas 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10.  These projects are currently in design and will be constructed in early 2022.

Depending on the actual construction costs for Phase I and availability of bond funding, the City may be able to rehabilitate additional neighborhoods in Phase II including Areas 3, 5, 6 and 7.

 The much needed street improvements will result in significant public benefits as follows:

•  Enhance safety and reliability of the City’s transportation infrastructure
• Improve drivability, increase durability and reduce noise of pavement
• Repair damaged sidewalks, curb and gutter and driveway approaches
• Construct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps
• Extend the life of the pavement by 20 years
• More efficient delivery of City services to residents and businesses

 Residential Streets Improvement Program Highlights

 Residential Streets Improvement Program (Area 10)

Downey Invests $30 Million in Residential Streets (APWA Article) 

STREETS IMPROVEMENT INTERACTIVE GIS MAP